A Striking Chord in Ubud, Indonesia

October 6, 2008 ·  

A curious interest in traditional Bali and a passion for learning about world music led me to the tranquil town of Ubud. With Ubud’s pleasant climate due to its location just before the mountainous regions, and its welcoming locals, I felt a warmth for this place the moment I stepped foot into the town. A centre point for Balinese culture, music, arts and crafts, all of which offer inspiration to travelers from all walks of life. The lush green rice paddy fields are just one of the many beautiful views that Ubud... [Read more]

Visiting Taiwan (video podcast in Mandarin)

September 16, 2008 ·  

Eileen doesn’t just do interviews for In The Know Traveler in English, once in a while she does them in Mandarin as well. In this video, Eileen meets with Vicki Chen of Taiwan Tourism. Check out this video and understand in any language the enthusiasm for visiting Taiwan. We also have a new video coming out on Taiwan in English, look for it.

As with all of our videos Quicktime 7.0 or better is required to see our great videos in all of there luster so scroll all the way down. However, we have now added a... [Read more]

Sins in Saigon

August 18, 2008 ·  

It began to drizzle when the toothless motorbike man asked to take me home. It was about midday and I had wondered around the city most of the morning finding my way to Reunification Palace, a white square building no more than 7 stories with a retro 1950’s kind-of feel.

A child of the eighties I had a fascination with the Vietnam War, and I couldn’t leave Saigon without finding the places that lit my mind in Hollywood grandeur. Really, it was everywhere. The American GI Zippos that sold at every corner, the... [Read more]